A Practical Differentiator for 3PLs
Responsible, inventory-backed capital for their clients.
What DockFi Is
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For the last eight years, we have run a successful digital agency. We loved the work, the clients, and the growth. What we didn't love was paying our suppliers.
It sounds absurd, but it's true. As we grew, a seemingly simple task—paying the people who helped us succeed—became a time-consuming, frustrating mess. We were tangled in manual processes, endless email chains, and clunky spreadsheets. It was a tax on our own growth.
So, we did what any sensible business would do: we tried to find a tool to fix it.
We looked everywhere. What we found was a wall of over-engineered, overpriced software built for massive corporations. The message was clear: if you're a small or medium-sized business, you either hire a finance team or suffer through the pain. The pricing was opaque, the features were bloated, and the simplicity we craved just wasn't there.
We refuse to accept that. We were a simple SMB, stuck doing painful, low-value admin. It was the opposite of everything we wanted our business to be.
We believe paying your suppliers should be simple. It should be fast. And it should not cost a fortune. Since no one was building the solution we needed, we decided to build it ourselves.
We knew what we wanted because we knew what we hated. We wanted a tool that was clean, intuitive, and so fast it felt like magic. A tool that would give us back our time and our sanity.
That tool is Accounting Links.
It's the platform born from our own frustration. It's designed for founders, managers, and small teams who have more important things to do than fight with their accounts payable.
We built it for ourselves, and now we’re sharing it with you - we hope you like it as much as we do.
why we exist
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Growth slows not because demand disappears, but because capital gets trapped in inventory sitting on pallets and racks.
Traditional lenders struggle to assess that inventory. 3PLs sit closest to the assets but rarely have a structured way to help clients access capital responsibly.
DockFi closes that gap.
for companies
Unlock working capital
Free up cash from the inventory you already own so you can reorder on time and maintain momentum.
Expand your assortment
Introduce new SKUs or broaden existing lines without waiting for long cash cycles.
Expand into new channel
Move into marketplaces, wholesale, or retail partners with the inventory capacity to back it.
Grow faster, effortlessly
Act quickly when demand spikes—capital becomes a lever, not a bottleneck.
For 3PLs
Turn inventory into an edge
Offer financing tied to stored goods and become a real growth partner.
Add Value Without Added Risk
DockFi manages everything, so you take on zero lending risk.
Strengthen Client Retention
Help clients smooth their cash flow and make your warehouse stickier.
Boost Revenue Potential
Benefit from deeper relationships and more active, expanding clients.
PROVE
How the model was proven
DockFi was first proven inside our own 3PL operation, LAB3
Faster Reorders
Clients could restock sooner instead of waiting on long cash cycles.
Smoother Cash Flow
Lending tied to inventory helped stabilize their day-to-day operations.
Stronger Continuity
Reliable capital meant fewer disruptions and better planning.
A More Competitive 3PL
LAB3 stood out, won more clients, and strengthened existing relationships.
The Path to DockFi
After proving the model worked, we built DockFi so other 3PLs could offer the same benefit—without becoming lenders themselves.
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What makes DockFi different from others
Apply funds across inventory, growth, and everyday cash flow needs.
Lending
Flexible, inventory-backed financing that fits real operating cycles.
Collateral Visibility
Real-time visibility with clear controls in place before capital goes out.
Operational Alignment
DockFi works with warehouse teams, guided by real inventory movement and storage.
track record
Track record as operators
Our leadership team brings over a decade of hands-on experience in commerce, logistics, and inventory management.
$1B+ Product Sales
Experience driving revenue across major commerce channels.
High-Volume Logistics Ops
Operational expertise in managing fast-moving, complex inventory flows.
Evaluated Thousands of SKUs
Broad, cross-vertical insight into product performance and inventory behavior.
Where We Operate
Where we do our service
Our leadership team brings over a decade of hands-on experience in commerce, logistics, and inventory management.
Nationwide Partnerships
Supporting U.S. 3PLs and inventory-holding companies, anchored in New Jersey with a growing warehouse network.
Controlled, Professional Inventory
Facilities are underwritten exclusively when inventory is properly managed, monitored, and secured.
Clarity Over Expansion
Prioritizing operational visibility and quality — not geographic reach for its own sake.
our teams
Meet our management teams
DockFi was first proven inside our own 3PL operation, LAB3
Elchanan Cohn
Chief Executive Officer
Leads strategy, risk, and partner alignment. Brings institutional finance experience and hands-on operational leadership scaling an Amazon business to $200M+ in annual sales.
Menachem Woonteiler
Chief Growth Officer
Leads partnerships and go-to-market. Experience across business development, private investment, construction management, and early Amazon operations.
Joe Cohn
Chief Technology Officer
Leads systems development. Built mission-critical logistics software supporting inventory visibility, 3PL workflows, and lending infrastructure.
WHY WE EXIST
Purpose-built inventory financing
Inventory-backed lending, delivered only through 3PL partnerships
Serving wholesalers, retailers, distributors, importers, manufacturers, and ecommerce brands using professionally managed warehouse environments.
Who We Are
Created by operators who've handled inventory, logistics, and scale.